"A mother can read all the child-rearing books and can subscribe to any theory of parenting, but what gets passed along to her children is something far more intimate and mysterious than anything contained therein. What gets passed along is her character, and it enters into her kids as surely and as inexorably as water flows from a fuller vessel into a less-full one." Laurence Shames

Category Archives: Spiritual Warfare

It’s been an emotional week around here. I want to share what has been going on, I want to invite you into my mind and my heart and my home and describe what has been happening, but I can’t find … Continue reading →

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(photo source) At various times in our lives, my husband and I have looked at the decisions other families have made in their walk with Jesus and said – “NOPE.” Not us. Not ever. To our friends who left the … Continue reading →

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Recently, I got an email from a friend expressing concern over some comments I’d made a few weeks ago in our weight loss group, detailing what I’d been eating (I haven’t posted anything like that recently, because to be honest … Continue reading →

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Recently, a reader wrote to ask for more information on fasting. There is SO much that can be said about fasting, entire books have been written on this subject. Here is a brief overview, written by my husband, on this … Continue reading →

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My husband and I have been praying for revival in our state, along with other close friends. He recently wrote this to send in an email to those who are praying with us, and I thought I would share it … Continue reading →

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Yesterday we went to a Benny Hinn “Miracle Crusade.” It wasn’t at all what I’d expected! Pastor Benny was soft-spoken and extremely down to earth, and there was nothing “showy” about any of it. In fact, I was surprised by how little … Continue reading →